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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 58 · San Antonio, TX · March 12, 1997

Date
March 12, 1997 · 15:48 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Airport
San Antonio International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N977GF
Reported as
Beech 58
Reported engine
Continental IO520C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on March 12, 1997, at 1952A a Beech 58 (N1948Z) flown by mark marshall of pilots choice, inc. declared an emergency landing operating VFR under part 91. The aircrafts #1 engine was shut down in flight due to excessive vibration and power loss. Investigation revealed the case thru bolts and cylinder mounting studs failed which caused the #2 cylinder to separate from the case. The aircraft is certified and maintained under FAR part 135 and the mechanic wade a. castellanos of pilots choice inc. submitted a m or d report on the findings. The flight originated at drt on March 12, 1997, and the pilot mark marshall is certificated airline transport pilot lic. #574560111. This incident is closed and the findings handed over to the pmi of pilots choice inc.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 12, 1997, AT 1952A A BEECH 58 (N1948Z) FLOWN BY MARK MARSHALL OF PILOTS CHOICE, INC. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING OPERATING VFR UNDER PART 91. THE AIRCRAFTS #1 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND POWER LOSS. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE CASE THRU BOLTS AND CYLINDER MOUNTING STUDS FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE #2 CYLINDER TO SEPARATE FROM THE CASE. THE AIRCRAFT IS CERTIFIED AND MAINTAINED UNDER FAR PART 135 AND THE MECHANIC WADE A. CASTELLANOS OF PILOTS CHOICE INC. SUBMITTED A M OR D REPORT ON THE FINDINGS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DRT ON MARCH 12, 1997, AND THE PILOT MARK MARSHALL IS CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT LIC. #574560111. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED AND THE FINDINGS HANDED OVER TO THE PMI OF PILOTS CHOICE INC.